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L’Île-du-Prince-Édouard espère attirer davantage d’immigrants francophones

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 20:45:36 +0000

Le conseil de développement économique provincial francophone de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (IPÉ) a produit une série de brochures d’information visant à attirer les immigrants francophones. Le conseil de développement économique provincial francophone de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (IPÉ) a produit une série de brochures d’information visant à attirer les immigrants francophones. Le Réseau de développement économique et d’employabilité (RDÉE) a […]

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Saskatchewan invites 308 candidates in latest Express Entry, Occupations In-Demand draw

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 14:59:33 +0000

Saskatchewan invited 308 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in its latest draw on January 9. This is the first draw of the year for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). Invitations went to candidates in both the Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand streams. Candidates did not need a job offer to be […]

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Ontario issues first Express Entry-linked invitations of 2020

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 19:51:22 +0000

Ontario issued its first Express Entry-linked invitations of the new year on Friday, inviting 242 candidates to apply for a nomination for Canadian permanent residence through its French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream.  The stream is one of three Ontario immigration pathways that are aligned with the Express Entry system, which is Canada’s main source of skilled […]

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Quebec invited 305 skilled worker candidates over two Arrima draws

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:19:24 +0000

A total of 305 candidates for Quebec immigration have been invited over two Arrima draws in December. In the latest draw on December 17, 2019, a total of 220 invitations went to candidates who submitted their application under Quebec’s Regular Skilled Worker Program. These candidates were either except from the cap that had been in […]

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First Express Entry draw of 2020 issues 3,400 invitations to apply for permanent residence

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:55:51 +0000

Canada’s first Express Entry draw of 2020 has issued 3,400 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required to receive an invitation in the January 8 draw was 473. The Express Entry system is Canada’s primary source of skilled foreign workers. It was introduced in 2015 to manage […]

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Manitoba invites 186 candidates in first Expression of Interest draw of 2020

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 16:49:04 +0000

International student graduates and skilled workers both in Manitoba and abroad were invited in the latest Expression of Interest draw on January 2. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) released details of the draw yesterday. They issued a total of 186 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) to candidates in the following three streams: Skilled […]

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PEI needs to attract more francophone immigrants to meet growing labour needs

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 21:32:36 +0000

A francophone economic development group from Prince Edward Island (PEI) has produced a series of information booklets aimed at attracting French-speaking immigrants. The Réseau de développement économique et d’employabilité (RDÉE) put together eight booklets containing pertinent information about PEI’s economic and francophone landscape. The main booklet titled: ‘Opportunity Awaits: Attracting Francophone immigrants to Prince Edward […]

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Launch of Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot delayed in several communities

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 21:31:45 +0000

Five of the 11 communities taking part in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) were set to begin accepting applications on January 1, but CIC News has learned that it will be at least another month before they actually start the intake process. The communities that were scheduled to start the pilot program on […]

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Canada has updated the settlement funds requirement for two Express Entry programs

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 16:13:53 +0000

The federal government has increased the amount of funds that certain skilled workers need in order to immigrate to Canada. Prospective immigrants need to prove that they have a certain amount of savings in order to qualify without a job offer in the Express Entry-managed Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) or Federal Skilled Trades Program […]

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Here’s how Canada’s Express Entry system performed in 2019

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 15:30:21 +0000

Canada’s Express Entry system kept both candidates and observers on their toes in 2019 with a number of unexpected twists and turns.   Though it fell just short of 2018’s record results, Canada’s principal immigration pathway for highly skilled foreign workers still finished the year with an impressive 85,300 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence […]

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